Key Competitive Attractions
The Lucca Province has economic strengths in paper products, stone, footwear, shipbuilding and mechanics.
Competitive advantages for the paper industry:
- The Lucca province has established specialisms in the production and processing of expensive tissue paper, corrugated cardboard, and packaging
- A large cluster of companies
- Highly skilled, readily available workforce
- Concentration of qualified suppliers
- Numerous centres of excellence and training facilities for knowledge and innovation transfer
- A leader in the development and use of technologies for the production of paper fiber
Competitive advantages for Shipbuilding:
- Specialised sites operating in boat-making, enjoying a reputation from decades of experience, market knowledge, and specialist, technical skills.
- Highly skilled workforce
- Training facilities and knowledge transfer schemes
- Large concentration of companies and suppliers
- Strategic central location on the Tuscan coast
